Government Dental College, Bangalore is one of the first post-liberal dental colleges in the country and a leading dental college in Karnataka having opened in 1958 with a stone-walled building and campus magnificent. In an exceptionally short period of time, GDC has achieved prominence in the management of humanity, largely due to providing the best dental training to its students and considering the needs of the people of Karnataka and the region. surrounding area thanks to the transportation of competent dentists and human dental services. Government Dental College Building-Bangalore. The first postgraduate course in orthodontics was started in 1965, followed by periodontics and oral surgery in 1967, oral medicine, preventive and social dentistry in 1973-74 and department of conservation in 1977, who received recognition for these courses. by the Dental Council of India. GDC's reputation and accreditation is the reason why the World Health Organization (WHO) key advisory group visited this School as an insider and chose this institution among several institutions from throughout Asia in the Southeast to establish a service facility at the School and further recommended the initiation of a graduate program in the field of preventive and social dentistry that would be unprecedented for our nation. GDC is an accredited community of doctoral programs in all six disciplines with 3 accredited doctoral control mechanisms. It is also an intermediary for many of the businesses WHO-GOI operates. GDC does not exclusively cater to patients visiting this facility but also mandates patients visiting Bowring Hospital, Jayanagar General Hospital, KC General Hospital and furthermore the dental facility established at the House Bangalore Central Jail. GDC boasts of a very well prepared mobile dental unit with two dental chairs installed along with the latest supplies included, taking into account the oral health care needs of individuals in the screening camp and the standard procedure is going on.

Vision -"Preventing and controlling oral health through organized community efforts across the country".

Mission -"We aim to commit the highest quality of dental care to individuals and communities with warmth, care and professional expertise for the benefit of the public".

Aspirants must appear and qualify in the NEET entrance exam to seek admission to the course BDS. Aspirants are expected to fill the NEET BDS application form by paying the necessary fee before the scheduled dates.

The average package offered is 4.5 LPA, the highest package is 7 LPA, and the lowest package is 2 LPA. The roles offered range from a dental surgeon to college professor to medical officer and the general position in an army as odonatologist.

The Colgate Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship & Mentorship Program for BDS Course 2022-23 is a dental scholarship program offered under the Colgate Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship & Mentorship Programme. It is one of the dental scholarships available in India.

Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore Facilities

Boys Hostel
The college has a boy’s hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students.

Girls Hostel
The college has a girl's hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students.

Medical/Hospital
The college has a health center with a first aid facility for the students.

Library
The college has a library facility for all students.


I.T Infrastructure
The college has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.

Laboratories
The college has departmental based laboratories facility for the students.


Sports
The college has sports facilities for all students.


Gym
The college has a Gym facility for the students.


Cafeteria
The college has a canteen facility for staff and students.


Auditorium
The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminar.